Connecticut § 27-186 - Second trial for same offense prohibited.
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§ 27-186. Second trial for same offense prohibited.
Sec. 27-186. Second trial for same offense prohibited. (a) No person shall, without his consent, be tried a second time in any military court of the state for the same offense.
(b) No proceeding in which an accused has been found guilty by a court-martial upon any charge or specification is a trial in the sense of this section until the finding of guilty has become final after review of the case has been fully completed.
(c) A proceeding which, after the introduction of evidence but before a finding, is dismissed or terminated by the convening authority or on motion of the prosecution for failure of available evidence or witnesses without any fault of the accused is a trial in the sense of this section.
(1967, P.A. 717, S. 46.)
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